Police Investigate Lompoc Murder Case

New details about the murder of 78-year-old Mission Hills resident Jean Morgan were released yesterday as the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Dept. continues its investigation into the incident.

Women’s Tennis: 49ers, Highlanders To Test Gauchos

Santa Barbara continues its road swing on Saturday at Long Beach State where the Gauchos will take on the 49ers in an important Big West contest. UCSB returns home on Sunday for a match against UC Riverside at Campus Courts at noon.

T-Love | Long Way Back | Astralwerks

There is nothing more attractive than an intelligent, socially conscious hip hop head. Examples vary by sexual preference, but T-Love suits my fancy just fine.

Oil Waste Site To Receive EPA Treatment

The Environmental Protection Agency has received $31.9 million in settlements to clean the hazardous waste site at Casmalia in northern Santa Barbara County.

The Libertines | Up the Bracket | Rough Trade

Every once in a while, a band will come along that will make you think about feelings, whether by screaming and rapping about them over pseudo-metal beats or singing them over radio-friendly guitar riffs.

Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks | Pig Lib | Matador

One might guess the Jicks that Stephen Malkmus hangs with on his new album Pig Lib are his new crew, but they’re actually the same keyboardist and bassist from Malkmus’ bull’s-eye, of a self-titled 2001 album.

County Project Smooths Way For Pedestrians

everal hundred feet of Isla Vista sidewalks have recently been repaired to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act specifications and Santa Barbara County Public Works Dept. drainage and safety guidelines.

April 3, 2003- April 9, 2003

Well, Anne Heche may have an almost nuclear family now, but surely there are no hurt feelings, right? See Ellen DeGeneres as she comes out (tee hee) to the Arlington Theatre tonight at 8.

FT To Host Master Plan Meeting on Local Housing

The Isla Vista Project Area Committee will be meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the Linda Vista room at Francisco Torres to begin discussion of the PAC interim draft, the most up-to-date version of the plan to redevelop I.V.

Leg Council Reviews Plans for I.V.

The council heard a presentation from Jamie Goldstein, planning project manager for I.V., that outlined many of the goals and potential problems facing the redevelopment plan. A.S. holds one of 13 voting positions on the I.V. Project Area Commission, which has the power to veto redevelopment expenditures.